How To Install getmail on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install getmail on Debian 11.
What is getmail
getmail is:
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install getmail on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install getmail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install getmail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install getmail
Install getmail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install getmail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install getmail
Install getmail Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install getmail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install getmail
How To Uninstall getmail on Debian 11
To uninstall only the getmail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove getmail
Uninstall getmail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall getmail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove getmail
Remove getmail Configurations and Data
To remove getmail configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge getmail
Remove getmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove getmail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge getmail
Dependencies
getmail have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install getmail package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.